Buckner is to have a new grain elevator. Frank P.
Chiles has bought a tract of land between the C. J. Mann residence and the
railroad track fronting on the rock road, and expects to build a large grain
elevator and storage room.

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THE INDEPENDENCE EXAMINER, July 25, 1930

THE NEW HOSPITAL IN INDEPENDENCE

(Abstract of information from the article) In 1930,
Independence was trying to build a "modern hospital for the care of the
sick and needy, the campaign for which has just been complete." To
preserve the "Honor Roll" of contributors, a "Book of
Remembrance" was created, that would include their names, and that would
be placed in the cornerstone of the new building and also in a vault. If you
had relatives living in Independence in 1930, read through the alphabetized
list of donors printed on page 4 or the July 15, 1930 Examiner. Individuals
were listed and business houses' employee donors were named. There are
hundreds of names, including Harry S. Truman, members of the Waggoner family
of the Bingham-Waggoner mansion and the Waggoner-Gates Mill, the Van Horn
family, and many, many lesser known names.

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INDEPENDENCE SENTINEL, September 13, 1901

PRIMITIVE BAPTISTS

A few weeks ago an old church building in Independence
was torn down. It had long ago been abandoned by its owners, the Primitive
Baptists, sometimes known as "Hardshell" Baptists. When the old
church was pulled down, several newspaper writers took occasion to say that
the sect which once owned the building had entirely ceased to exist. That was
quite an error. The Primitive Baptists have 2-3 churches in Jackson County.
One of these may be seen about 3 miles from Independence, out on the Blue
Springs road. It is known as the Pleasant Grove church and services are held
there regularly once a month.

On "Saturday before the fourth Sunday" in this
month, the Primitive Baptists will hold an association at Pleasant Grove
church. The attendance will be large inasmuch as visiting brethren will be
present from all over the state and from adjoining states. There are 4000?
(1000?) Primitive Baptists in the State of Missouri. The little church out on
the Blue Springs road is not the only Primitive Baptist Church in this county.
They have a large church and a rather large congregation near Oak Grove. They
also have a church a few miles northeast of Blue Springs known as Little Blue
church.

The Primitive Baptists are called "Hardshell"
Baptists because of their steadfastness of belief. They hold to the doctrine
of foreordination and election, and to the final perseverance of the Saints.
They do not believe in Sunday Schools and each church organization is
independent of all others, even independent of the Association. The ministers
are not especially educated for ministerial work.

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THE JACKSON COUNTY EXAMINER, January 24, 1902

THE INDEPENDENCE DIRECTORY

The Independence Directory, issued by C. J. Allis, Allen
Stuart and J. G. V. Redmon will prove to be a valuable book to business men in
Independence and Kansas City. It contains the names of the residents of
Independence, business firms, streets, public buildings, city and county
officials and of those served by the new free delivery routes from
Independence, which will be in operation the first of next month. In the
Independence Directory, proper, there are 3,000 names, which according to the
usual methods of comput(at)ion would give Independence a population of 12,000.
There are something over 1800 names in addition which includes the free
delivery routes and those living on the lines of travel between Independence
and Kansas City. It is the intention of the gentlemen issuing this directory
to have one printed every year and this will make it possible for Independence
to soon have a thoroughly reliable business directory. The book now offered
for sale at $1.00 is remarkably accurate, considering the difficulties under
which those who had it in charge were laboring

(Ed's note: A copy of the 1902 city directory would be
worth lots more now. Does anyone know where one exits?)

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THE JACKSON COUNTY EXAMINER, January 24,
1902

HOMES FOR BOYS WANTED We have on hand a very fine lot of
boys and girls of all ages from 1-12 years of age. We are putting them out in
carefully selected homes. They are placed on three months trial. All it costs
to get one is the transportation. References required. For terms address Rev.
C. C. Stahman, 810 Olive St., St. Louis, MO. State Superintendent of the
Children's Home Society.

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Jackson County Examiner

THE JACKSON EXAMINER, June 8, 1900 Amos Ashcraft of Grain
Valley was injured Tuesday morning and lost a foot. He attempted to board a
moving train at the Chicago & Alton depot in this city and fell under the
wheels. The injured foot was amputated by Drs. O'Daniel, Wherritt and Kinyoun.

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THE INDEPENDENCE EXAMINER, July 23, 1930

THE NEW COMMUNITY AT LAKE LOTAWANA

(Abstract of article) Milton Thompson of Lee's Summit and
Lotawana was building the community we now know as Lake Lotawana. At that
time, he was with the installation of the electric light and power plant,
which was going to be at the south end of the lake, where a small water
turbine would be installed near a fall of 45 feet. Mr. Thompson was also
installing a backup plant "operated by an oil motor." He had 45 men
at work fulltime, installing both light and sewer facilities. "About one
hundred houses already have been built on this development and are
occupied" with lots worth half a million dollars already sold. Some
owners were planning to make their lake homes year-round homes.

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Town and Country Paper, 10/29/2002

LAW'S LONG ARM GRABS WESTERN DAY VILLAINS

A term that we frequently hear in reference to the law is
that it has a "long arm", meaning that lawmen were often effective
in solving crimes and arresting criminals from far away. That "arm"
was capable of snatching criminals from far away.That "arm" was
capable of snatching criminals from the comfort of what they thought were safe
havens from hundreds, and sometimes even thousands, of miles away.

An army man, stationed in Arizona in the early 1890's
Michael J. Quirk decided that he had spent enough of his life being ordered
around and bullied by other men who he felt were not even his equal, let alone
his supervisors. Quirk decided to leave his assigned post without the benefit
of permission from the army.In the process, he stabbed and wounded his
Sergeant when the man tried to stop him. The now frightened deserter took off,
and quickly disappeared from sight, leaving the southwest for parts unknown.

He realized that he was no longer just a deserter, and
would be able to enlist the aid of the law in it's search. For awhile, Quirk
was successful in staying hidden, but the search did not stop, and in March of
1894 he was located, arrested and sent back to the army in Arizona for trial
and punishment.It was not reported what eventually happened to Quirk, but we
can be sure that the army punished him severely, most likely with a branding
on the cheek for desertion, and several years at hard labor for the assault,
at least for starters.

How far did Quirk's unsuccessful flight take him? Well,
over 2000 miles, all the way to New York City! But, he was still found.Now,
think about this. This man was not even able to hide himself in the enormous
population of the country's largest city.

Another long distance capture, this one starting in
California 30 years earlier than the one mentioned above, and ending up in
Arizona, involved a robber named John Kelly.Kelly, originally from Indiana,
was described in "The Weekly Arizonan" as about 30 years old, and
tall and rawboned in appearance.

On August 17, 1864 Kelly robbed the store of a Mr. Meyers
in San Francisco of several thousand dollars in watches, diamonds and jewelry.
It took several years, but finally, in early 1870, the law located Kelly in
Fort Prescott, Arizona, and took him into custody. But, Kelly had no intention
of facing his accusers back in California.

One night, shortly after his arrest, Kelly broke out of
the guardhouse and made a run for it. Being chased by armed men, the
"former" prisoner leaped off a bluff into the darkness to make his
escape. When the pursuing soldiers got to the bluff, they decided that it was
"better to be safe than sorry" and did not take the same path to the
bottom of the cliff that Kelly had followed. When they finally worked their
way to the bottom, their former prisoner was nowhere to be found.It is unknown
where Kelly ended up, but he never answered to the law for his 1864 robbery in
California.

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KANSAS CITY STREETS IN 1879
(as listed in Ballenger & Hoye's Kansas City Street Directory)
The list begins with an explanation that "Streets running North and South
are numbered from the river. Streets running at right angles with Main
(Street) are numbered respectively east and west." The term "West
Kansas" refers to the area now known as the West Bottoms, which is the
western part of the city, bordering on Kansas City, KS. Many numbered streets
have separate listings for their location in Kansas City, MO and their
location in the West Kansas/West Bottoms area, so be sure to check both
listings. Seperated are the list into named streets and numbered streets to
make it more clear. According to this list, the farthest south street was 23rd
Street; the farthest east was Joseph street, 14 blocks east of Main street.

For an article about earlier Kansas City, Missouri street
names and how they changed see the Pioneer Wagon, Volume XV, No. 1

NAMED STREETS

Bank - between Broadway and Washington, 6th and 9th
Bell (West Kansas) - Sixth (street) west of Santa Fe, from 12th south to the
city limits
Belvidere - between Pacific and Independence avenues, east from Troost avenue
to Forest avenue
Bluff - from west end 4th south to 9th
Bridge avenue - Third street west of Main, from River south to 2nd
Broadway - Fourth street west of Main, from river south to limits

Campbell - Ninth street of Main, from river south to
limits
Cedar - between Genessee and Wyoming, from Levee south to St. Louis avenue
Central - Third street west of Main, from 5th South to 17th
Charlotte - Seventh east of Main, from river south to limits
Cherry - Fifth east of Main, from river south to limits
Commercial Alley - First south of river, from Delaware east to Walnut

Delaware - First west of Main, from river
south to Junction, and from 9th south to limits
Dripps - Tenth west of Main, from 12th south to limits

East Levee - River front, from Main east to limits
Elm - From river southeast to Second, between Delaware and Wyandotte

Forest Avenue - Twelfth east of Main, from river south to
limits
Francis - Between Gillis and Troost avenue, from 1st south to 3rd
Franklin - Commencing at 12th, running southwest to 17th
Freight - Commencing at Penn, corner of 14th and running northwest to Bluff
Street Bridge
Front - First south of river, from Grand avenue east to limits

Genessee (West Kansas), fifth west of Santa Fe, from
river south to limits
Gillis - Tenth east of Main from river south to Pacific
Grand Avenue - Second east of Main, from river south to limits

Harrison - Tenth east of Main, from river south to limits
Hickory (West Kansas) - Second west of Santa Fe, from river south to limits
Holly - Twelfth west of Main from 17th south to limits
Holmes - Seventh east of Main, from river south to limits

Independence Avenue - Seventh south of river, from Grand
avenue east to limits

Jarboe - Eleventh west of Main, from 17th south to limits
Jefferson - Seventh west of Main, from 8th south to 17th
Joseph - Fourteenth east of Main, from 18th south to limits
Joy (West Kansas) - Ninth south of river, from Santa Fe west to Liberty

Kansas Avenue (West Kansas) - Eleventh south of the
river, from Santa Fe west to Liberty.

Lafayette - Commencing at the corner of Mulkey and
Dripps, running southwest to 17th.
Liberty (West Kansas) - Third west of Santa Fe, from river south to 20th
Locust - Fifth east of Main, from river south to limits
Lydia Avenue - Fourteenth east of Main, from levee south to limits
Lykins - Fourteenth south of river, from Washington avenue west to Summit

Madison Avenue - Ninth west of Main, from Mulkey south to
limits
Main - running south through center of city from river to limits
May - Fourth west of Main, from 5th south to 9th
McGee - Third east of Main, from Independence avenue south to city limits
Missouri Avenue - Sixth south of river, from Delaware east to limits
Mulberry (West Kansas) - First west of Santa Fe, from river south to Kansas
avenue
Mulkey - Thirteenth south of river, from Summit west to Dripps

Oak - Fourth east of Main, from river south to limits

Pacific - Seventh south of river, from Holmes east to
Forest avenue
Penn - Sixth west of Main, from 5th South to limits

Santa Fe (West Kansas) - Bed of Kansas City, Ft. Scott
and Gulf RR, from river south to 14th
Short - South from river to First, between Grand and Walnut
State (West Kansas) - Seventh west of Santa Fe, from river south to limits
St. Louis Avenue (West Kansas) - Third south of river, from Bluff west to
limits
Summit - Eighth west of Main, from 12th south to limits

Tracy Avenue - Thirteenth east of Main, from Front south
to limits
Troost Avenue - Eleventh east of Main, from river south to limits

Walnut - First east of Main, from river south to limits
Washington - Fifth west of Main, from 6th south to 17th
West Levee - River front from Main west to limits
Woodland Avenue - East city limits, from Levee to south limits
Wyandotte - Third west of Main, from Levee south to 17th
Wyoming (West Kansas) - Fourth west of Santa Fe, from river south to limits

NUMBERED STREETS

Eighth (West Kansas) - First south of river, from Santa
Fe to Hickory
Eighth - Eighth south of river, from Broadway east to limits
Eleventh (West Kansas) - Sixth south of river, from Santa Fe west to Hickory
Eleventh - Eleventh south of river, from Jefferson east to limits
Eighteenth (West Kansas) - Fifteenth south of river, from Liberty west to
limits
Eighteenth - Eighteenth south of River, from Main east to limits
Fifth - Fifth south of river, from Bluff east t Forest avenue
Fifteenth - Fifteenth south of river, from Broadway east to Campbell
Fifteenth (West Kansas) - Twelfth south of river, from Hickory west to limits
First - Second south of river, from Walnut east to Troost avenue
Fourth - Fourth south of river, from Bluff east to Troost avenue
Fourteenth - Fourteenth south of river from Broadway east to Campbell
Fourteenth (West Kansas) - Tenth south of river, from Santa Fe west to limits
Ninth (West Kansas) - Second south of river, from Santa Fe west to limits
Nineteenth - Nineteenth south of river, from Main east to limits
Nineteenth (West Kansas) - 16th south of river, from Liberty west to limits
Ninth - Ninth south of river, from Bluff east to limits
Second - Second south of river, from Broadway east to Harrison
Seventh - Eight south of river, from Bluff east to limits
Seventh (West Kansas) - First south of river, from Wyoming west to limits
Seventeenth - Seventeenth south of river, from Main east to Campbell
Seventeenth (West Kansas) - Fourteenth south of river from Hickory west to
limits
Sixteenth - Sixteenth South of river from Summit east to Campbell
Sixteenth (West Kansas) - Thirteenth south of river from Hickory west to
limits
Sixth - Seventh south of river, from Bluff east to limits
Tenth - Tenth south of river, from Main east to limits, also from Delaware
west to Jefferson
Tenth (West Kansas) - Fifth south of river, from Bluff west to Hickory
Third - Third south of river, from Broadway east to Troost avenue
Thirteenth - Thirteenth south of river, from Summit east to Campbell
Thirteenth (West Kansas) - Eighth south of river, from Santa Fe west to
Liberty
Twelfth - Twelfth south of river, from Summit east to limits
Twelfth (West Kansas) - Seventh south of river from Bluff west to limits
Twentieth - Twentieth south of river, east and west from Main to limits
Twentieth (West Kansas) - Seventeenth south of river, from Liberty to Turkey
Creek
Twenty-first - Twenty-first south of river, from Main east and west to limits
Twenty-first (West Kansas) - Eighteenth south of river, from Wyoming west to
Turkey Creek
Twenty-second - Twenty-second south of river, from Main east and west to
limits
Twenty-third - Twenty-third south of river, from Main east and west to limits

Living in same house in 1995 and 2000', pct age 5+, 2000 52.0%
53.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 4.3% 2.7%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 7.6%
5.1%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 83.4%
81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 23.4%
21.6%
Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 120,542 973,637
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 23.6
23.8

Henry Harris and wife, of Raytown, spent Sunday
with her parents, Wm. Surick and wife.

Mrs. J. C. Lee and Mrs. Wilma Duncan held a
pleasant reception on Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lee. They
were assisted in receiving by Miss

Maggie Heame of Independence. About 50 invited
guests were present and enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon. Delicate
refereshments were served.

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THE JACKSON EXAMINER NEWSPAPER MARCH
5, 1989
BUCKNER

Luther Simmons visited his brother in Kansas City
this week

The 13 year old son of Wm. Clark is quite ill with
typhoid fever

The child of Mrs. Robert Hedrick, who has been
quite low with pneumonia, is improving

The "gold fever" aided by the efforts of
an organizer, is developing rapidly. A party of 9 will leave Buckner for
the gold fields this month. The party consists of the following: Ernest
Winfry, C. F. Winfry, ? Winfrey (no first name given) Winfry, Ed White,
Sam Kent, Alma and Chas. Owen, Mer (Mort?) Smith, Oliver Winfry. They
expect to locate on the upper part of Copper River.

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LEE'S SUMMIT

J. M. Short was at Cockrell several days this week
erecting a mounument for Elias Duncan.

Geroge Ervin is spending several days here with his
mother, Mrs. M. Bowers

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THE JACKSON EXAMINER NEWSPAPER, MARCH 19, 1898
BLUE MILLS

Mr. Sloan sowed oats this week

R. L. Twyman was in town Monday on business.

Mrs. Sale was badly burned on her arms last week.

The rain Monday night was of benefit to the wheat.

Mrs. Fenque of Buckner visited her friend, Mrs.
Cook, this week

Harry Trabue Hisle returned to Kansas City Saturday
where he is at work